Learning Disability and the Body of Christ: A Journey for All Ages

What if church was a place where everyone, of every ability, could give and receive as part of one beautiful Body?

Hear about Equippers Church, Swindon, in the UK - a community journeying toward belonging and mutuality. Get practical insight into how total communication practices create space for every voice.

Through the story of Crystal, a young person with learning disabilities, and her journey to be baptised, we’ll explore what this vision looks like in practice—and how you can begin building more inclusive, connected communities in your church.

'Learning Disability and the Body of Christ: A Journey for All Ages' - a recorded online talk from Through the Roof ‪@TTRChangesLives‬.

The speaker is Vitoria Schoeps, a Pastor, theology student and Roofbreaker church disability champion. Vitoria shares the journey she and her church community in Swindon have been on, including a testimony from Tracey, mother of Crystal with Down Syndrome, and how Crystal's faith brought her mum back to God.

This talk will inspire church ministries with a passion for making church accessible to people with additional needs, using symbols, signs and sensory communication, to grow in faith together.

Please get in touch with us ‪@TTRChangesLives‬ (www.throughtheroof.org) if you'd like to join a UK network of people passionate about full inclusion of people with learning disabilities and additional needs. It is a virtual space to connect, share resources, and support one another.

We've seen a growing number of people in the UK who share a passion for learning disability inclusion—through personal experience, family life, ministry, or community work. Whether you are far along journey, or just beginning, if you are open to connection, support and sharing ideas: Join us!
Future online gatherings will be advertised at www.throughtheroof.org

[Alt text: Thumbnail shows the baptism of Crystal, a young lady with Down syndrome. Video shows the speaker in top right corner of screen - a young woman with long brown curly hair and glasses - and a Powerpoint presentation with photos and illustrations of additional needs church ministry]

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